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a directory OF TRANSITION RESOURCES ae emtoN QiAolct f^4^Wf^v^C 1/mI ^22 fdt 2001 W1"W1 MOyiNQ on J? DI'R'ECTOHy Of TmWSITlOM ’R'ESO'URCXS 5th TUITION Tucks County SchooCs Intermediate Unit #22 fad 2003 Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit #22 705 Shady Retreat Road Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-2940 1 -800-770-4822 www.bucksiu.org Richard O. Coe, Ed.D., Executive Director Warren Smith, Ed.D., Assistant Executive Director Lois M. Gretzinger, M.Ed., Supervisor of Special Education This Directory was compiled as part of the IDEA Federal Project by Barbara Mazurek and Mary Jane Breen, Program and Training Specialists, and the Bucks County Transition Coordinating Council. Special thanks to Lois Gretzinger, Norma Spector, Marge Cavacini, Tom Adams, Mike Finley, Merilyn Gills, Paul Greiner, Lisa Haraburda, Julie Imhoff, Kelly Lambert, Diana Leferovich, Soozie Myers, Barbara Miller, Cherry Oakley, Diane Paul, Suzanne Rietscha, Louise Schmidt, Jodi Schmon, Jeanne Smith, and Bruce Weikel, for their support and assistance in the preparation of this directory. Inclusion of any agency, program, or service in this Directory does not imply endorsement, but rather acknowledgment of the many options available to individuals with disabilities. The user of this directory should thoroughly investigate any service provider prior to contracting and/or registering for services. E.O.E. The policy of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit is to provide equal opportunity in all of its educational programs, activities and employment. In compliance with Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504, no person will be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age or disability. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.xi JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES A.P. Orleans . 1 Advance Lane Training And Employment Corp. (ALTEC). 1 AHEDD, Inc. 1 America’s Job Line. 2 Applied Skills Industries. 2 Arkansas Rehabilitation Research And Training Center For Persons Who Are Deaf And Hard Of Hearing. 2 Associated Production Services (APS). 2 BARC. 3 Bucks County Assistance Office. 3 Bucks County Dept. Of Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MH/MR). 4 Bucks County Office Of Employment And Training, Inc. (BCOET). 5 Bucks County Opportunity Council. 5 Bucks County Suited for Success. 6 Bucks County Team PA Careerlink. 6 Bucks County Technical High School. 6 Career Strategies. 7 Carpenters’ Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Philadelphia. 7 Chapel Haven, Inc. 7 Community Options, Inc. 8 Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Entrepreneurs Council. 8 Delco Blind/Sight Center. 8 Devereux. 9 Employment Technology, Inc. 9 Goodwill Employment Services. 9 Growth Horizons.10 HireAbility.10 Independence Center.10 Indian Creek Foundation.11 Jewish Family & Children’s Service - Special Needs Department.11 Job Accommodation Network (JAN).11 Ken-Crest Services - Employnet.12 Life Development Institute.12 i LifePath.12 MBF Center.13 Middle Bucks Institute Of Technology..13 National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC).14 National Technical Institute For The Deaf (NTID) Center on Employment.14 New Choices/New Options at BCCC. 14 New Lifestyles, Inc.15 Office Of Vocational Rehabilitation Blindness And Visual Services (BVS).15 Office Of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR).16 Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.16 Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission.17 Small Business Administration.17 Southeast Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Center.17 Special People in the Northeast (SPIN).18 UCP Of Philadelphia And Vicinity.18 Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical School.18 Vanguard School Transition Program. 19 Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center, Inc.19 Vocational Independence Program, New York Institute of Technology.19 Wellspring Clubhouse, Penn Foundation.20 Woods Services.20 POST SECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES American Printing House for the Blind. 21 Bucks County Community College Disability Services (BCCC). 21 Bucks County Technical High School. 21 Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education. 22 Bureau Of Vocational - Technical Education. 22 College Internship Program at the Berkshire Center. 22 Community College Of Philadelphia - Center On Disability. 23 Delco Blind/Sight Center. 23 Disabilities Opportunities Internetworking Technology (DO-IT).23 Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). 24 Gallaudet University.24 HEATH Resource Center - National Clearinghouse On Post-Secondary Education For People With Disabilities.24 Horizons School. 25 Independence Center.25 Life Development Institute.25 MBF Center. 26 ii Middle Bucks Institute Of Technology.26 Mobility International, USA.27 National Information Center for Children & Youth With Disabilities (NICHCY).27 National Institute For Literacy.27 National Library Service For The Blind And Physically Disabled.28 National Technical Institute For The Deaf (NTID)....28 New Lifestyles, Inc.....28 PA Dept. Of Education - Deputy Secretary For Postsecondary And Higher Education.29 PA Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA).29 Professional Assistance Center For Education (PACE).29 Project G.R.O.W. - Getting Ready For The Outside World.29 Recording For The Blind And Dyslexic, Inc.30 Threshold Program, Lesley University.30 Upper Bucks County Area Vocational Technical School.30 Vanguard School Transition Program.31 Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center, Inc.31 VITA Education Services.31 College Guides.32 College Admissions Testing.33 Financial Aid.33 INDEPENDENT AND COMMUNITY LIVING ABLEDATA.35 Access Services.35 Adapted Driving Program at Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation.35 Alliance for Technology Access (ATA).36 Autism Living and Working, Inc. (ALAW).36 Barber Resources For The Delaware Valley.36 BARC.37 Better Homes Inc. Of Bucks County.37 Bucks County Department Of Mental Health/Mental Retardation (MH/MR).38 Bucks County Housing Authority.39 Bucks County Housing Development Group.39 Bucks County Housing Group.39 Canine Companions For Independence.39 Canine Partners for Life.40 Chapel Haven, Inc.40 Co-Mans, Inc.40 Community Options, Inc.41 Deaf-Reach.41 Delco Blind/Sight Center.41 Delta Community Supports. 42 Devereux.42 Disability Resources Monthly.42 Disabled And Alone - Life Services For The Handicapped, Inc.43 Disabled Driver Mobility Guide, The.43 Easter Seals, National Headquarters.44 Fair Housing Council Of Suburban Philadelphia.44 Family Trust of Achieva.45 Freedom Valley Disabilities Center.45 Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Driving Program.45 Growth Horizons.46 Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind, Inc.46 Horizon House.46 Horizons School.46 Housing Consortium for Disabled Individuals.47 Independence Center. 47 Independent Living Research Utilization Project (ILRU).47 Indian Creek Foundation.47 Interfaith Housing Development Corporation Of Bucks County.48 Jespy House.48 Life Development Institute.48 LifePath, Inc.49 Lifespan Adult Day Services.49 Lynch Homes, Inc.49 Moss Rehab Driving School.50 New Lifestyles, Inc.50 Pa Elks Major Projects, Inc.50 Plan of PA.51 PN/Paraplegia News.51 Professional Assistance Center for Education (PACE).51 Project G.R.O.W. - Getting Ready For The Outside World.52 Project T ransition.52 Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks.52 Research and Training Center on Independent Living.53 Residential Living Options, Inc.53 Self Determination Housing Project of PA (SDHP).53 Special People in the Northeast (SPIN).54 IV Threshold Program, Lesley University. 54 Transitional Apartment Program.54 U.S. Access Board.55 Vanguard School Transition Program.55 Vista Vocational and Life Skills Center, Inc.56 Vocational Independence Program, New York Institute of Technology.56 Wheelchair Access, Inc.56 RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES Access the Arts, Etc., A Guide for People with Disabilities.57 Albert Einstein Health Care Network, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital Travel.57 American Printing House for the Blind.57 Boy Scouts Of America/Bucks County Council.58 Bucks County Conference and Visitors’ Bureau.58 Bucks County Department Of Parks And Recreation.58 Camp Joy.59 Camp Men-O-Lan.59 Captioned Media Program.59 Central Bucks Family YMCA.60 Central Bucks Special Friends.60 Churchville Nature Center.60 Cort Center For Handicapped Riders, Inc.60 Delta Community Supports.61 Department Of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of State Parks.61 Department of the Interior, National Park Service.61 Disabled Drivers Mobility Guide.62 Disabled Sports USA.62 Easter Seals, National Headquarters.63 Free Library of Philadelphia, Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped.63 Freedom Valley Girl Scout Council.64 Freedom’s Wings International.64 Guided Tour, Inc.64 Jewish Family & Children’s Service - Special Needs Dept.65 Kardon Institute for Arts Therapy.65 Lower Bucks Family YMCA.65 Magee Rehabilitation - Recreation Technology For People With Physical Disabilities.66 Mobility International, USA .66 National Captioning Institute.66 National Institute Of Art And Disabilities (NIAD).67 v National Library Service For The Blind And Physically Disabled.67 Nockamixon State Park.67 North Penn YMCA.68 Peace Valley Nature Center.68 Pennsylvania Association for Blind Athletes. 68 Pennsylvania Council Of The Blind.68 PN / Paraplegia News. 69 Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc.69 Sebastian Riding Associates.69 Silver Lake Nature Center.70 Specia Living Magazine.70 Special Equestrians. 70 Special Olympics.70 Special Teens Project.71 Sports ‘N Spokes - The Magazine For Wheelchair Sports And Recreation.71 Telephone Pioneers.71 Travel Club.71 Travelin’ Talk.72 Tri-Hampton Family YMCA.72 Tyler Hostel.72 UCP of Philadelphia and Vicinity. 73 Upper Bucks YMCA.73 USA Deaf Sports Federation.73 VSA arts.74 Weisel Youth Hostel.74 Wellspring Clubhouse, Penn Foundation.74 World Recreation Association Of The Deaf, Inc.74 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Adapted Driving Program at Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation.75 Bucks County Association For The Blind.75 Bucks County Transport, Inc.75 Bucks County Transportation Management Association.76 Bux-Mont Transportation Service Co.76 Disabled Driver’s Mobility Guide.76 Easter Seals Project Action (ESPA).76 Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Driving Program.77 Moss Rehab Driving School.77 Point To Point.78 SEPTA Customized Community Transportation.78 Suburban Transit Network, Inc. (TRANSNET).78 VI